smell of petroleum
Singer:pogues, the
the shaman came a calling
he was howling at the moon
on the end of a silver spoon
he said he'd give me dreams
that all were in his powers
if only i would follow him
walked a thin white line to the coffin club
downstairs from the devils den
chased down with a shot of zen
the last thing i remember
and when i came around again
floating high above the world
i'm bouncing like a pinball
he's busy being born again
i met god on primrose hill
that's where he came to me
he stepped out of his saucer
from his lips came just one word
i sat down and had a smoke
and watched the flowers grow
the bats are in the belfry
and the bubbles in the bong
the secret of the universe is hidden in this song
the shaman left a crawling
as the dawn broke the gloom
talking in some other tongue
the early morning sunlight
splashed colours on the wall
and i don't know if it ever
the bats are in the belfry
and the bubbles in the bong
the molecules inside my head
the bats are in the belfry
and the bubbles in the bong
the secret of the universe